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2. Previous Study
The Hunger Games is an interesting novel. And as far as the researcher knows this is the first research that analyzes this novel. The
researcher did not find any kinds researches that analyze this novel before whether in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta and Surakarta region.
3. Limitation of the Study
In this study, the researcher focuses this research in analyzing resilience reflected in Suzanne Collins Novel The Hunger Games 2008
based on individual psychological approach
4. Problem Statement
In this study, the researcher considers the problem statement as follow: “How is resilience reflected in Suzanne Collins Novel The Hunger
Games?”
5. Objective of the Study
Based on the problem statement, the researcher proposed the objective of the study as follows:
1. To analyze The Hunger Games Novel 2008 based on its structural
elements. 2.
To analyze resilience reflected in Suzanne Collins Novel The Hunger Games 2008 based on An Individual Psychological Approach.
6. Benefit of the Study
This research has two kinds of benefits; the first is theoretical benefit which is hoped to give contribution and information to the larger
body of knowledge. It is particularly in the literary studies on Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games novel, especially by using Individual
Psychological Approach. The second is practical benefit which is to enrich
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the knowledge and experience of the writer and other students at Muhammadiyah
University of
Surakarta in
specifically. And
understanding the novel related to the aspect of individual psychology.
7. Underlying Theory
a. Notion of Individual Psychology
Individual Psychology is a theory that is proposed by Alfred Adler. According to Adler as quoted by Ryckman 1985:95 individual
Psychology is a science that attempts to understand the experiences and behavior of each person as an organized entity. He believes further that all
actions are guided by a person’s fundamental attitudes toward life. Generally, individual psychology is a science which studies human
being as essentially a social creature, developed a theory in which the need for superiority and the need to relate to others were primary Hall and
Lindzey, 1985:143. According to Adler in Feist, 1985:64 state that all psychological phenomena are unified within the individual in a self
consistent manner. Adler makes consciousness of the center of personality, which makes him pioneer in the development of an ego-oriented
psychology. Man conscious being, he is ordinarily aware of the reason for his behavior. He is a conscious of his inferiorities and conscious of the
goals for which he strives.
b. Basic Assumption of Individual Psychology
Adler’s theory is used to analyze the novel The Hunger Games. It presents several basic concepts of individual psychology. The basic
of Adler’s concept is explained into six basic concepts. They are 1 inferiority feeling and compensation, 2 fictional finalism, 3 striving
for superiority, 4 social interest, 5 style of life, 6 creative power.
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B. Research Method
1. Object of the Study
The object of the study is The Hunger Games Novel by Suzanne Collins and was published in 2008.
2. Type of the Study
In this research, the researcher applies qualitative research. The data sources are library and literary data.
3. Type of the Data and the Data Source
There are two
sources
of data
in this study,
namely primary
data
and secondary data
.
The first is primary data source; the primary data is The Hunger Games novel by Suzanne Collins published in 2008. The
secondary data sources are books or any information related to the practice of resilience that supports the individual psychological
analysis.
4. Techniques of the Data Collection
In this study, technique of data collection is the library research. The steps in this library research are as follows: Read the novel clearly,
taking notes of important parts both primary and secondary data, arranging the data into several groups based on its theoretical category,
selecting particular parts considered important and relevant for analysis, drawing conclusion and formulate its pedagogical suggestion.
5. Technique of the Data Analysis
In analyzing the data, the researcher applies a descriptive technique. The analysis is started on the author and then the structural
analysis of the novel and finally the individual analysis of the literature.
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